Genesis 36:7-17

7 Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.
8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
9 This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
11 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.
12 Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
13 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
14 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
15 These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16 Korah,[a] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
17 The sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 36

This chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Ge 36:1-10; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Ge 36:11-19; after which is inserted a genealogy of Seir the Horite, into whose family Esau married, and of his children, and the dukes among them, Ge 36:20-30; then follows a list of the kings of Edom, before there were any in Israel, Ge 36:31-39; and the chapter is closed with a brief narration of the dukes of Esau, according to their families, Ge 36:40-43.

Cross References 24

  • 1. S Genesis 13:6; Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4
  • 2. Deuteronomy 2:4
  • 3. S Genesis 25:30
  • 4. S Genesis 14:6; Genesis 32:3
  • 5. S Genesis 2:4
  • 6. ver 1,43
  • 7. S ver 3
  • 8. ver 15-16; 1 Chronicles 1:45; Job 2:11; Job 4:1
  • 9. Jeremiah 49:7,20; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obadiah 1:9; Habakkuk 3:3
  • 10. ver 15
  • 11. S Genesis 22:24
  • 12. Exodus 17:8,16; Numbers 24:20; Deuteronomy 25:17,19; 1 Samuel 15:2; 1 Samuel 27:8
  • 13. ver 16
  • 14. S ver 3
  • 15. S ver 2
  • 16. S ver 5
  • 17. ver 19,40; Exodus 15:15
  • 18. Job 2:11; Jeremiah 49:7; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:12; Habakkuk 3:3
  • 19. S ver 11
  • 20. S ver 11
  • 21. Genesis 32:3; Exodus 15:15; Numbers 20:14; Numbers 33:37
  • 22. ver 12
  • 23. 1 Chronicles 1:37
  • 24. S ver 3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have "Korah" .
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